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KC-135 crack creates collaboration with Tinker aircraft repair depot

A KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft rests on jacks during maintenance, July 3, 2019, at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. A 6th Air Mobility Wing inspection team discovered a crack in one of the aircraft’s trunnions and joined forces with Tinker Air Force Base’s aircraft repair depot to fix it. This is the first time this type of maintenance has been performed at MacDill. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Frank Rohrig)

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KC-135 crack creates collaboration with Tinker aircraft repair depot

A KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft rests on jacks during maintenance, July 3, 2019, at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. The aircraft was lifted in order to remove the landing gear to perform maintenance inside of the wing. This is the first time this type of maintenance has been performed at MacDill. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Frank Rohrig)

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KC-135 crack creates collaboration with Tinker aircraft repair depot

A KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft rests on jacks next to its removed engines during maintenance on its trunnion, July 3, 2019, at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. To safely access the damage, all four engines had to be removed. The trunnion is a pivot point for the landing gear to fold underneath the aircraft in flight. This is the first time this type of maintenance has been performed at MacDill. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Frank Rohrig)

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KC-135 crack creates collaboration with Tinker aircraft repair depot

A KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft rests on jacks next to its removed engines during maintenance on its trunnion, July 3, 2019, at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. To safely access the damage, all four engines had to be removed. The trunnion is a pivot point for the landing gear to fold underneath the aircraft in flight. This is the first time this type of maintenance has been performed at MacDill. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Frank Rohrig)

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Busch Gardens visits 6th Maintenance Squadron

U.S. Air Force Col. Stephen Snelson, 6th Air Mobility Wing commander, greets Busch Gardens Tampa Bay employees as they tour the 6th Maintenance Squadron at MacDill Air Force base, Fla., April 4, 2019. Snelson and other Airmen from the 6th AMW recently toured Busch Gardens to see the maintenance and operating similarities between a roller coaster and a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Heather Fejerang)

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Busch Gardens visits 6th Maintenance Squadron

Andrew Schaffer, left, the Busch Gardens Tampa Bay director of design and engineering, and Norman Snook, right, the Busch Gardens Tampa Bay assistant supervisor of operations, pause for a photo in the cockpit of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., April 4, 2019. Busch Gardens Tampa Bay employees visited the base to compare maintenance operations between roller coasters and KC-135 aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Heather Fejerang)

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KC-135 refuels KC-10

A KC-135 Stratotanker, assigned to the 6th Air Mobility Wing, MacDill AFB Fla., refuels a KC-10 Extender aircraft, assigned to Travis Air Force Base Calif., March 29, 2019. Both aircraft extend the range of U.S. and allied aircraft.(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Bradley Tipton)

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KC-135 refuels KC-10

A KC-10 Extender aircraft assigned to the 60th Air Mobility Wing, Travis AFB Calif., flies into position behind a KC-135 Stratotanker, assigned to the 6th Air Mobility Wing, MacDill AFB Fla., March 29, 2019. The pilot of the receiving aircraft and an enlisted boom operator in the KC-135 work together to connect the aircraft in mid-air for refueling. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Bradley Tipton)

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KC-135 refuels KC-10

A KC-10 Extender aircraft assigned to the 60th Air Mobility Wing, Travis AFB Calif., lines up to make contact with the refueling boom of a KC-135 Stratotanker, assigned to the 6th Air Mobility Wing, MacDill AFB Fla., March 29, 2019. Once contact is made, the KC-135 can off-load up to 200,000 pounds of fuel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Bradley Tipton)

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KC-135 refuels KC-10

A U.S. Air Force aircrew visually inspects the exterior of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft assigned to the 6th Air Mobility Wing, MacDill AFB, Fla. prior to conducting an air refueling mission. Aircrew and aerospace maintenance technicians check each portion of the aircraft for abnormalities to ensure safety during flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Bradley Tipton)

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KC-135 refuels KC-10

A U.S. Air Force aircrew visually inspects the exterior of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft assigned to the 6th Air Mobility Wing, MacDill AFB, Fla. prior to conducting an air refueling mission. Aircrew and aerospace maintenance technicians check each portion of the aircraft for abnormalities to ensure safety during flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Bradley Tipton)

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KC-135 refuels KC-10

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Angel De Thomas, a 6th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aerospace maintenance technician pauses for a photo on the flight line at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., March 28, 2019. Aircraft maintenance technicians thoroughly inspect aircraft prior to each departure to ensure the safety and success of aircrew. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Bradley Tipton)

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KC-135 refuels KC-10

A KC-10 Extender aircraft from Travis Air Force Base Calif., flies before receiving fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker from MacDill AFB Fla., March 28, 2019. The KC-10 was first flown in 1980, and along with the KC-135, makes up the majority of the U.S. Air Force’s refueling fleet. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Bradley Tipton)

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Red Flag 19-1

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Maurice Johnson, a 157th Maintenance Group crew chief, Pease Air National Guard Base, N.H., conducts pre-flight operations on a 6th Air Mobility Wing KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft during exercise Red Flag 19-1 at Nellis AFB, Nev., Feb. 6, 2019. More than 2,900 personnel from the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, Royal Air Force and Royal Australian Air Force participated in the realistic training exercise designed to enhance combat readiness and survivability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ashley Perdue)

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Red Flag 19-1

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Lance McFarland, a 6th Maintenance Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft crew chief, MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., works with maintainers from McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., during exercise Red Flag 19-1 at Nellis AFB, Nev., Feb. 6, 2019. McFarland is one of 24 personnel from MacDill who participated in the exercise designed to train and prepare the U.S. and its allies on combat readiness and survivability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ashley Perdue)

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Red Flag 19-1

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Lance McFarland, a 6th Maintenance Squadron crew chief, MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Senior Airman Lauren Nolan, a 22nd Logistics Readiness Squadron supply technician, and Staff Sgt. Stephen Marstall, a hydraulics craftsman with the 22nd Maintenance Squadron, McConnell AFB, Kan., gather tools to maintain a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft during exercise Red Flag 19-1, at Nellis AFB, Nev., Feb. 6, 2019. More than 2,900 personnel from the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, Royal Air Force and Royal Australian Air Force participated in the realistic training exercise designed to enhance combat readiness and survivability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ashley Perdue)

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Red Flag 19-1

U.S. Air Force Capt. Avi Rizvi, a 927th Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotanker pilot, and Maj. Paul Seal, Red Flag Tanker Task Force detachment commander and 50th ARS pilot assigned to MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., taxi down the runway during exercise Red Flag 19-1 at Nellis AFB, Nev., Feb. 7, 2019. Rizvi and Seal were part of two aircrews from MacDill AFB that participated in the multi-national Red Flag combat training exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ashley Perdue)

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Red Flag 19-1

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Norman Germer, a 91st Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator, MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., prepares to refuel U.S. Air Force fighter aircraft during exercise Red Flag 19-1 at Nellis AFB, Nev., Feb. 7, 2019. Germer was part of two aircrews from MacDill AFB providing aerial refueling during the combat training exercise that prepares the U.S. and its allies to fight and win together against adversaries. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ashley Perdue)

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Red Flag 19-1

U.S. Air Force Capt. Avi Rizvi, a 927th Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotanker pilot, and Maj. Paul Seal, the detachment commander for the Red Flag Tanker Task Force and 50th ARS pilot, both assigned to MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., prepare for a refueling mission during exercise Red Flag 19-1 at Nellis AFB, Nev., Feb. 7, 2019. Rizvi and Seal were part of two MacDill aircrews providing vital aerial refueling support during the multi-national combat training exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ashley Perdue)

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Red Flag 19-1

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircrew assigned to MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., walk to their aircraft in preparation for an aerial refueling mission during exercise Red Flag 19-1 at Nellis AFB, Nev., Feb. 7, 2019. More than 2,900 personnel from the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, Royal Air Force and Royal Australian Air Force are participating in the realistic training exercise designed to enhance combat readiness and survivability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ashley Perdue)

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